Hormone therapy and the medical encounter: A qualitative analysis of women's experiences

Menopause

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 344-350

  Hyde, Abbey ^a   Nee, Jean ^a   Drennan, Jonathan ^a   Butler, Michelle ^a   Howlett, Etaoine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Hormone therapy; Menopause; Physician patient encounters; Qualitative; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 77949416405     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181c6b26f     Document Type: Article

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